Monthly Archives: March 2009
U.S. Treasury’s Geithner to Host China’s Yang
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi will meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Wednesday. From Reuters: The two are expected to discuss
Wu Bangguo (吴邦国): China ‘Will not Have Democracy’
Wu Bangguo, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, which is currently meeting in Beijing, said today that China will
David Morgan: U.S. Says Chinese Vessels Harassed Navy Ship (Video Added)
From the Reuters: Five Chinese ships including a Chinese naval vessel harassed a U.S. Navy ship in the South China Sea on Sunday, at one point closing
Colin Freeze: Canada Called on to Increase Spying on China
From the Globe and Mail, via david-kilgour.com: Canada has to ratchet up its ability to spy on China, an ex-diplomat writes in a new report, arguing Chinese
Kelley Currie: Tibet Lessons
From the Wall Street Journal: Tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of China’s suppression of the Tibetan uprising. This year, Tibetans in Tibet and
Seeking Justice, Chinese Land in Secret Jails
The New York Times reports on the “black jails” where petitioners are held in Beijing: This month, Wang Shixiang, a 48-year-old businessman
Photo: Pilgrims prostrate along the road in Tibet, by lycheechan2002
Pilgrims prostrate along the road in Tibet, by lycheechan2002
Cheng Xingzhi (陈行之): If You Are Really Powerful, Why Do You Behave So Weakly?
What kind of contents the state censors are banning, and what kind of communities are under close surveillance can reveal a lot about today’s China.
New Security Measures as Tibet Anniversary Approaches
On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the failed Tibetan uprising and the exile of the Dalai Lama, China has increased security on the border with South
China’s Thirst for Copper Could Hold Key to Afghanistan’s Future
While much attention has focused on China’s exploitation of natural resources on the African continent, McClatchy reports that the country is turning
Chinese Official Defends Construction of Schools Felled in Quake
Although ten months have passed since the tragic earthquake hit Sichuan Province, the many parents whose children were killed are still waiting for answers.
A New Mantra for China’s Big Thirst: Less is More
AP reports on questions that are coming up over China’s water diversion plan: For many in Zhangyigang, a village of 942 people in brick and mud
Ng Tze-wei: ‘Innocent’ Ditty Pokes Fun at Net Crackdown; Childish ‘Grass-Mud Horse’ Song Lampoons Official Censors
From the South China Morning Post, via contentagenda.com: In the harsh but beautiful desert of Ma Le Go Bi, a special herd of alpaca sheep known as caonima
Four New Books About China
The New York Times’ Sunday Book Review focuses on China this week, with reviews of Li Yiyun’s The Vagrants; Xinran’s China Witness: Voices
Michael Sheridan: Mao Veterans Call for a Liberal China
From the Sunday Times: Veteran communists including Mao Tse-tung’s surviving personal secretary, who is 91, have braved the wrath of party leaders in a
